Uptown climate

Uptown Weather in February

NOAA 1991-2020 normals for Chicago Botanic Garden, 22.2 km from Uptown

Average highs run from 33°F on February 1 to 41°F on February 28, and lows from 16°F to 24°F. Normal precipitation for the month is 1.98 in over about 9 wet days.

February day by day

The normal high and low for each date, and the record, in °F.

Normal daily high and low temperature at Uptown, in °F, with the record for each date.-200204060801510152025
  • Normal low
  • Normal high
  • Record high
  • Record low

February at a glance

Average high
36°F
Average low
19°F
Precipitation
1.98 in
Snowfall
7.7 in
Record high
74°FFeb 27, 2024
Record low
-9°FFeb 5, 2007
Chance of a freeze
100%
Daylight
10 h 03 min to 11 h 13 min
Cloud cover
73%
Humidity
84%
Dew point
24°F
Wind
14.5 mph

Every day of the month

A wet day has at least 0.01 inch of precipitation; snow means at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.

DateNormal highNormal lowRecord highRecord lowChance wetChance of snow
Feb 133°F16°F56°F 20241°F 201332%21%
Feb 233°F16°F54°F 20200°F 200132%21%
Feb 333°F16°F49°F 2019-5°F 200732%21%
Feb 433°F16°F51°F 2005-5°F 200732%21%
Feb 533°F17°F55°F 2005-9°F 200732%21%
Feb 634°F17°F55°F 2017-4°F 200732%21%
Feb 734°F17°F59°F 2009-6°F 202132%21%
Feb 834°F17°F60°F 2024-3°F 200732%21%
Feb 934°F17°F58°F 20241°F 201132%20%
Feb 1035°F18°F62°F 2009-6°F 201132%20%
Feb 1135°F18°F71°F 1999-4°F 201432%20%
Feb 1235°F18°F52°F 20232°F 201432%20%
Feb 1335°F18°F54°F 20260°F 202132%20%
Feb 1436°F19°F55°F 2006-3°F 202132%20%
Feb 1536°F19°F60°F 20260°F 201532%19%
Feb 1636°F19°F65°F 2026-4°F 200732%19%
Feb 1737°F20°F67°F 20172°F 202532%19%
Feb 1837°F20°F70°F 2017-6°F 200632%19%
Feb 1937°F20°F67°F 2017-5°F 201532%18%
Feb 2038°F21°F69°F 2017-1°F 201532%18%
Feb 2138°F21°F68°F 202410°F 200832%18%
Feb 2238°F21°F67°F 20177°F 201532%18%
Feb 2339°F22°F66°F 20000°F 201532%18%
Feb 2439°F22°F66°F 20006°F 201532%18%
Feb 2539°F22°F73°F 20003°F 200333%17%
Feb 2640°F23°F72°F 20247°F 201533%17%
Feb 2740°F23°F74°F 20240°F 201533%17%
Feb 2840°F23°F64°F 20161°F 201533%17%
Feb 2941°F24°F65°F 200016°F 202033%16%

Chance of rain

The chance of at least 0.01 inch of precipitation on each date at Uptown, in percent, and of at least 0.1 inch of snowfall.01020304011020
  • Chance of a wet day
  • Chance of snowfall

Sunrise and sunset

Times for 2026, local time (CST).

February 1
sunrise 7:03 AM, sunset 5:06 PM
February 28
sunrise 6:27 AM, sunset 5:40 PM

Every day of February: sun and moon

Other months

Sources

Normals: NOAA NCEI U.S. Climate Normals, 1991-2020, station USC00111497 (Chicago Botanic Garden), public domain. Records: NOAA GHCN-Daily, station USW00014819, every year on file, quality-flagged values removed. Cloud, humidity, wind and sunshine: NASA POWER (MERRA-2, CERES and GEWEX SRB), 1991-2020. The data was obtained from the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) Langley Research Center's Prediction Of Worldwide Energy Resources (POWER) project funded through the NASA Earth Science Division: POWER Daily API v2, accessed 2026-09-24. Sun and moon: computed with the NOAA solar equations and Meeus.